On July 17, 2023, two simultaneous blasts tore through the Kerch Bridge, temporarily disabling the only overland link between Russia and occupied Crimea and denting a prestige project for Russian President Vladimir Putin. The one ton of explosive was delivered by a pair of uncrewed surface vessels named “Sea Baby,” developed within Ukraine and operated by remote control. In other instances, “sea drones” were used to ram Russian warships in the port of Sevastopol, home to Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, and to strike a Russian oil tanker. The spectacular pace of innovation currently underway globally around marine autonomous vehicles will
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